HBO's "The Pacific" nearly swept outstanding directorial achievement in movies for television and miniseries category, and "Modern Family's" Steve Levitan earned his first nom.

The Directors Guild announced its nominees for outstanding directorial achievement in television and commercials for the year 2010 Tuesday.

“Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.” said DGA president Taylor Hackford. “As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we salute the critical role of the director in TV and are proud to honor the tremendous range of excellence found in the projects nominated today.”

HBO's The Pacific nearly swept the outstanding directorial achievement in movies for television and miniseries category. Earning nominations: Barry Levinson, of HBO's You Don't Know Jack, David Nutter for HBO's The Pacific, "Basilone," Jeremy Podeswa for The Pacific, "Home," Tim Van Patten for The Pacific, "Okinawa." Rounding out the group, Mick Jackson received his fourth DGA nomination for HBO's Temple Grandin.

Modern Family's Steve Levitan and Michael Spiller nabbed their first noms in the comedy series category for his "Hawaii" episode. Also named: Beth McCarthy Miller for 30 Rock's "Live Show," Ryan Murphy for Glee's "The Power of Madonna," David Nutter for Entourage's "Lose Yourself" and Michael Spiller forModern Family's, “Halloween."

For musical variety: Don Roy King from the Saturday Night Live with Betty White episode (NBC), Linda Mendoza for Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at The White House (PBS), John Moffitt for Bill Maher's "….But I'm Not Wrong," (HBO), Chuck O'Neil for Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (Comedy Central), Glenn Weiss for the 64th Annual Tony Awards (CBS).

Larry Carpenter nabbed his seventh nomination in the daytime serials category with ABC's One Life to Live. Sally McDonald (CBS' The Young and the Restless), Jill Mitwell (ABC's One Life to Live), Owen Renfroe (ABC's General Hospital) and Michael Sitch (CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful) rounded out the category.

The Disney channel dominated the children's programs category, earning three out of six slots, including Stuart Gillard, for Avalon High, Michael Grossman for Starstruck and Paul Hoen for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. Douglas Barr was named for NBC's Secret of the Mountain, Eric Bross for Nickelodeon's The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Mikael Salomon for Cartoon Network's Unnatural History: Pilot.

This is Mr. Jackson’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He is a three-time winner of the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series with Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), Tuesdays With Morrie (1999), and Live From Baghdad (2002).

This is Mr. Levinson’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature film in 1988 for Rain Man, and was previously nominated in that category in 1990 for Avalon and in 1991 for Bugsy. He was also nominated in the Dramatic Series category in 1993 for his Homicide: Life on the Street episode “Gone for Goode.”

DAVID NUTTER
The Pacific, “Basilone”
(HBO)

Mr. Nutter’s and Mr. Podeswa’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Cherylanne Martin
First Assistant Directors: Sean Cameron Guest, Darin Rivetti, Toby Pease
Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
This is Mr. Nutter's fourth DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated this year in the Comedy Series category in for his Entourage episode "Lose Yourself.” He was previously nominated in the Dramatic Series Night category for his The Sopranos episode "Join the Club" in 2006 and in the Comedy Series category in 2007 for his Entourage episode "The Resurrection.”

This is Mr. Podeswa’s first DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated in this category for The Pacific, “Home.”

JEREMY PODESWA
The Pacific, “Home”
(HBO)

Mr. Podeswa’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Cherylanne Martin
First Assistant Director: Sean Cameron Guest
Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
This is Mr. Podeswa’s first DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated in this category with David Nutter for The Pacific, “Basilone.”

This is Mr. Van Patten's seventh DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2004 for his Sex and the City episode "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux," and in 2003 for his Sex and the City episode "Boy Interrupted." He is a four-time nominee in the Dramatic Series category for his work on The Sopranos with “Whoever Did This" in 2002, "Long Term Parking" in 2004, “Members Only" in 2006 and "Sopranos Home Movies" in 2007.

DRAMATIC SERIES

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

JACK BENDER
Lost, “The End, Part 1&2”
(ABC)

Mr. Bender’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Courtney
First Assistant Directors: Richard Peter Schroer, Noga Isackson
Second Assistant Directors: Joyce McCarthy, Wainani Young Tomich
Second Second Assistant Director: Norman Kali
This is Mr. Bender's fourth DGA Award Nomination and all in this category. He was previously nominated for his work on the series Lost with "Through the Looking Glass" in 2007, "The Constant" in 2008, and for "The Incident, Parts 1 & 2" in 2009.

ALLEN COULTER
Boardwalk Empire, “Paris Green”
(HBO)

Mr. Coulter’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Joseph Iberti
First Assistant Director: Michele Ziegler
Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan
Second Second Assistant Director: Tim Blockburger
DGA Trainee: Jessica Pollini
This is Mr. Coulter’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Dramatic Series category in 1999 for his The Sopranos episode "College" and in 2000 for his The Sopranos episode "The Night in White Satin Armor." He was also previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for his Sex and the City episode "Cockadoodle-do" and in 2001 for his Sex and the City episode "Defining Moments."

This is Mr. Darabont’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Feature Film category for The Green Mile in 1999 and for The Shawshank Redemption in 1994.

JENNIFER GETZINGER
Mad Men, “The Suitcase”
(AMC)

Ms. Getzinger’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Dwayne Shattuck
First Assistant Director: Nina Jack
Second Assistant Director: Karen Radzikowski
Second Second Assistant Director: Rachel Caproni
This is Ms. Getzinger’s second DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated in this same category in 2009 for her Mad Men episode “The Gypsy and the Hobo.”

MARTIN SCORSESE
Boardwalk Empire, “Boardwalk Empire”
(HBO)

Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Harvey Waldman
First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
Second Second Assistant Director: Patrick McDonald
Additional Second Assistant Director: Sal Sutera
DGA Trainee: Jamiyl Ihsaan Campbell
This is Mr. Scorsese's eighth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature film in 2006 for The Departed, and was previously nominated in that category for Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Aviator (2004). In 1999 Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala and he won the DGA's highest artistic honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award (for distinguished achievement in film direction) in 2003.

COMEDY SERIES

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

Ms. McCarthy Miller’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Diana Schmidt
Associate Directors: Stefani Cohen, Bob Caminiti
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk
First Assistant Director: James E. Sheridan
Second Assistant Director: Jennifer Truelove
This is Ms. McCarthy Miller's seventh DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated in this same category in 2007 for her 30 Rock episode "Somebody to Love" and in 2008 for 30 Rock - "The Reunion Episode #304". In 2002, she won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Musical/Variety for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joe Gallen). She was twice nominated in that category in 2003 for her Saturday Night Live episode “Christopher Walken & The Foo Fighters,” and in 1999 for the 25th Anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live. McCarthy-Miller won her second DGA Award in 2000 for her direction of her “Val Kilmer/U2” episode of Saturday Night Live.

This is Mr. Murphy's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category in 2009 for his “Pilot” episode of Glee.

DAVID NUTTER
Entourage, “Lose Yourself”
(HBO)

Mr. Nutter’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Wayne Carmona
First Assistant Director: Gary Goldman
Second Assistant Director: John LaBrucherie
Second Second Assistant Director: Aaron C. Fitzgerald
This is Mr. Nutter's fourth DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated this year in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category with Jeremy Podeswa for his “Basilone” segment of The Pacific. He was previously nominated in the Dramatic Series category for his The Sopranos episode "Join the Club" in 2006 and in the Comedy Series category in 2007 for his Entourage episode "The Resurrection.”

MICHAEL SPILLER
Modern Family, “Halloween”
(ABC)

Mr Spiller’s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Manager: Sally Young

· First Assistant Director: Alisa Statman

· Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb

· Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Heffernan

This is Mr. Spiller’s first DGA Award nomination.

MUSICAL VARIETY

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live With Betty White
(NBC)

Mr. King's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Bob Caminiti, Stefani Cohen, Michael Poole
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly
This is Mr. King's fourth DGA Award Nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for the Justin Timberlake episode of Saturday Night Live in 2009, for the Alec Baldwin episode of Saturday Night Live in 2006, and again for Saturday Night Live in 2008.

LINDA MENDOZA
Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at The White House
(PBS)

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

HISHAM ABED
The Hills, “Episode #601”
(MTV)

This is Mr. Abed’s first DGA Award Nomination.

EYTAN KELLER
The Next Iron Chef, “Episode #301”
(Food Network)

Mr. Keller’s Directorial Team:
Segment Director: Stephen Kroopnick
Stage Managers: Tom Borgnine, Seth Mellman
This is Mr. Keller’s second DGA Award Nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2009 for episode “201” of The Next Iron Chef.

Mr. van Munster’s Directorial Team:
Segment Director: Evan Weinstein
Associate Director: Dan Coffie
This is Mr. van Munster’s sixth DGA Award Nomination and all in for his direction of The Amazing Race. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2007 for The Amazing Race “Episode #1110,” and was previously nominated in 2005 for “Episode #805,” in 2006 for “Episode #102,” in 2008 for “Episode #1303,” and in 2009 for the episode "Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me."

DAYTIME SERIALS

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

LARRY CARPENTER
One Life to Live, “Episode #10,687”
(ABC)

Mr. Carpenter’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Anne Cicala, Anthony J. Wilkinson, Jen Pepperman
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush
This is Mr. Carpenter's seventh DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of One Life to Live. He won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials Award for One Life to Live - "Episode #9947" in 2007, for "Episode #8849" in 2003, and for “So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father” in 2008. He was previously nominated for that series for "Episode #9686" in 2006, "Episode #9385" in 2005 and "Episode #8655" in 2002.

SALLY McDONALD
The Young and the Restless, “Episode #9553”
(CBS)

Ms. McDonald’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Marc Beruti, Chris Mullen, Robbin Phillips
Stage Managers: Herbert Weaver Jr., Tom McDermott
Production Associates: Vanessa Noland, Erica Meyer, Nancy Ortenberg
This is Ms. McDonald’s fourth DGA Award nomination and all for her direction of The Young and the Restless. She was previously nominated in this category for her The Young and the Restless “Episode # 6437” in 1998, “Episode # 7784” in 2003, and the episode “Six Minutes and Counting” in 2009.

Ms. Mitwell’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Anne Cicala, Anthony J. Wilkinson, Jen Pepperman
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Brendan Higgins
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush
This is Ms. Mitwell’s eighth DGA Award nomination and all for her direction of One Life to Live. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for One Life to Live “Episode #8295” in 2000 and “Episode #6356” in 1993. She was nominated for One Life to Live “Episode #8691” in 2002, “Episode #8012” in 1999, “Episode #7761” in 1998, “Episode #7285” in 1996, and “Episode #9779” in 2006.

OWEN RENFROE
General Hospital, “Francophrenia”
(ABC)

Mr. Renfroe’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Magarian, RC Cates, David MacLeod
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft, Robert Markham
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Andrea Compton, Lisa Kaseff
This is Mr. Renfroe’s third DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of General Hospital. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for General Hospital “Episode # 10914” in 2005; and was nominated for his episode “Catch Me If You Can” in 2008.

MICHAEL STICH
The Bold and the Beautiful “A Reason to Live – Part 1”
(CBS)

Mr. Stich’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Steven A. Wacker, Clyde Kaplan, Catherine Sedwick, Jennifer L. Howard
Stage Managers: Laura Yale, Douglas Hayden, Lisa Winther-Huston, Barbara Roche, John P. Aguirre
Production Associate: Lori Staffier
This is Mr. Stich’s eighth nomination and all for his direction of The Bold and the Beautiful. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for The Bold and the Beautiful “Episode # 1103” in 1991 and “Episode # 1884” in 1994; and was nominated in this category in for “Episode # 1693” in 1993, “Episode # 2393” in 1996, “Episode # 3532” in 2001, “Episode # 3948” in 2002 and “Episode # 4623” in 2005.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

DOUGLAS BARR
Secrets of the Mountain
(NBC)

This is Mr. Barr’s first DGA Award nomination.

ERIC BROSS
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
(Nickelodeon)

This is Mr. Bross’ first DGA Award nomination.

STUART GILLARD
Avalon High
(Disney Channel)

This is Mr. Gillard’s second DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category for Going to the Mat in 2004.

This is Mr. Hoen’s fifth DGA Award nomination and all in this category. He was previously nominated in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode "Take My Sister... Please," in 2004 for Searching for David's Heart and in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World. He won the DGA Children's Programs Award in 2007 for Jump In.

MIKAEL SALOMON
Unnatural History: Pilot
(Cartoon Network)

This is Mr. Salomon’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category for The Company in 2007 and again in that category for The Andromeda Strain in 2008.

COMMERCIALS

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

FRANK BUDGEN
(Gorgeous Enterprises)

World Cup, Sony Bravia - Anomaly

RGB, Honda - Weiden & Kennedy/London

Thunderstruck, Sony Bravia - Anomaly

This is Mr. Budgen’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2007.